Afep Pigeon vs Blue-headed Wood-dove

Columba unicincta verglichen mit Turtur brehmeri

Side-by-Side Comparison

Merkmal Afep Pigeon Blue-headed Wood-dove
Wissenschaftlicher Name Columba unicincta Turtur brehmeri
Ordnung Columbiformes Columbiformes
Familie Columbidae Columbidae
Erhaltungsstatus Least Concern Least Concern
Länge
Flügelspannweite 42,2 cm (16.6 in) 25,3 cm (10.0 in)
Gewicht 401,5 g (14.16 oz) 121,2 g (4.28 oz)
Ernährung -- --
Gelegegröße 1 1-2
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

Gemeinsame Lebensräume

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Song & Call Comparison

Afep Pigeon

Gesang

Deep, resonant cooing; rich notes with carrying quality through dense humid African forest. Vocalization pattern typical of this species in its native habitat.

Blue-headed Wood-dove

Gesang

Soft, gentle cooing with blue-headed resonance; pure warm notes through dense humid tropical forest.

Erhaltungsstatus

Least Concern

Afep Pigeon

Least Concern

Blue-headed Wood-dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Afep Pigeon

Gefieder

Afep Pigeon: pale gray; white neck gloss; dark flight feathers; large size; Central African rainforest pigeon; pale overall

Blue-headed Wood-dove

About These Birds

Afep Pigeon

Afep Pigeon (Columba unicincta) — 36–40 cm. Large; dark grey; single narrow black ring on hindneck; pale grey rump. Inhabits canopy of rainforest in West and Central Africa. Frugivore; feeds on forest fruits. Poorly known; an upper-canopy species seldom studied at close range.

Blue-headed Wood-dove

Small dove, 22–25 cm, rich rufous-brown with a blue-grey head, two small iridescent wing spots, and rose-pink breast. Confined to lowland rainforests of West and Central Africa from Guinea to the DRC. Terrestrial granivore of seeds on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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